Herbalism is sometimes criticized as a collection of home remedies that are applied to a placebo for one or more symptoms. This is only done, of course, if the disease is not serious and that there is a common drug available to combat any real disease. the symptoms. It is often forgotten that herbal medicine provides a complete system for the treatment and prevention of diseases and is one of the oldest and most natural forms of medicine. Because herbal medicine is holistic medicine (medicine that treats the whole person, physical and psychological, and not just the sick part), it can look beyond the limits of the symptoms on a basic systemic imbalance. When properly applied, herbal medicine provides real and permanent solutions to real problems.
The use of medicinal herbs in medicine is as ancient as civilization itself. Food and medicine were related, and many plants ate their health properties. The first written records of herbs and their beneficial properties were established by the ancient Egyptians, and most of our knowledge and use of herbs can be traced back to Egyptian practices, which also involved phytotherapy.
The ancient Greeks and Romans also carried out phytotherapy, as well as the Chinese and Hindus. In Britain, the use of grass was used along with the construction of monasteries, each of which had its own garden for use in the treatment of both monks and locals. In some areas, the Druids and other Celtic healers are believed to have an oral tradition of herbalism, where the medicine was mixed with both religion and ritual.
Over time, the herbal healers and the knowledge they gained were solved when writing the first herbs. These works became important and widespread with the advent of the print press in the 15th century. Many herbalists created their own pharmacy stores, including Nicholas Culpepper (1616-1654), whose most famous work is a complete herbal and English doctor, an advanced one, which was published in 1649. In 1812, Henry Potter started a business supplying herbs when there was a great knowledge of medicinal herbs derived from the UK, Europe, the Middle East and America. Henry Potter's most famous work is the Encyclopedia of Botanical Medicines and Potter Preparations, which is still published today.
Herbal medicine began to decline in the 19th century with the development of scientifically controlled traditional medicine. In 1864, the National Association (later Institute) of Medical Herbalists was established to organize the training of practicing herbalists, as well as to maintain the standards of practice. From 1864 until the beginning of the last century, the Institute struggled with many attempts to ban herbal medicine. Recently, public interest in herbal medicine has increased, mainly due to a lack of confidence in the reliability of synthetic drugs and a lack of confidence in the medical and pharmaceutical industry.
Herbal medicine can be considered as the forerunner of modern pharmacology and today is used as an effective and more natural method of treatment and prevention of diseases. Nowhere is etching effectiveness more evident than in problems associated with the nervous system. Stress, anxiety, tension and depression are associated with most diseases and are known to contribute to the development of the duodenum and stomach ulcers, irritable bowel syndrome and other bowel-related pathologies.
Herbalists rely on their knowledge of botanical means to correct the type of human malfunction; it is the conflict between the human body's voluntary nervous system and the automatic processes that usually lead to illness. For example, a herbalist will treat a dermatological problem using “alternatives” that are specific to the skin problem. They will then use circulatory stimulants to help remove toxins from the area, by means of revitalizing other elimination, such as the liver and kidneys. Orthodontics treat this dermatological problem differently. It will treat the skin problem by suppressing the symptoms with the help of stereoids, which will be less beneficial to the patient due to side effects such as drug addiction, increased toxicity and drowsiness.
Herbs are free from toxicity and addiction. They are organic substances, unlike artificial synthetic chemicals, and there, before they have an affinity with the human body. Restoring a sense of well-being and relaxation is necessary for optimal health and for the self-healing process.
The choice of treatment should be based on a thorough assessment of health, as well as on the experience and training of properly qualified herbalists. The herbalist then prepares and prescribes herbal remedies in several different forms, which will include infusions, inhalants, suppositories and tablets.
